The Grudge

The Swinging Door from Resident Evil vs. The Pretzel from Ms. Pac-Man

shaithis: We've run some pretty obtuse Grudges in our time, Fargo -- my favorite being "an optical mouse vs. starting fires with your mind" -- but this one takes the cake. Could you possibly have picked two more obscure videogaming inanimate objects from two more completely unrelated games? WHY?

Fargo: Because the people have a right to know! For years now our audience has wondered what would happen if these two ... uh ... these, uhm, things ... got together ... to ... fight. Or something.

shaithis: I spent hours watching that stupid Resident Evil door open everytime I entered a new room.

Fargo: I would giggle with delight everytime the pretzel bounced onto the screen in Ms. Pac-Man. Like the missus herself, the Pretzel was salty and twisted.

shaithis: But what could it prove by being the popular favorite over a swinging door loading screen?

Fargo: That's the thing -- see, for decades now the pretzel has lived in the shadow of Ms. Pac-Man, the Courtney Love of the videogame industry. This Grudge is but a small step in the Pretzel's solo career. If it wins, big things could be on the horizon.